Fastest Growing EMEA Service Design Consultancy Targets US

NEW YORK, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fjord, the leading service design agency, currently ranked by Deloitte and the Sunday Times as the fastest growing in EMEA, has set its sights on becoming a major player in the US.  Fjord founder and CEO, Olof Schybergson, moved to New York this month to focus his efforts on driving growth of the award winning agency across America.

Fjord brings nearly ten years of service design expertise to the US and, since its New York office opened just last year, has created revolutionary digital solutions for a vast number of the world's most inspiring companies, including; Flickr, foursquare and BBVA Compass.

Commenting on his move to New York, Olof Schybergson, founder and CEO, Fjord, says: "We have a great team in New York, and we're already working with some of the most amazing clients in the US. I'm really excited to be living here to help us in our growth strategy.  North America is a huge opportunity for Fjord and we're looking to further build on our fantastic relationships which already span several cities and both coasts in the US.  2011 marks a number of milestones for Fjord and we're confident that it's going to be an exciting year where we partner with our clients to create some really transformational digital service experiences."

Fjord is a digital service design company that partners with its clients to solve problems, find opportunities, and intelligently shape the world through holistic service design thinking.  It focuses on four areas of expertise; user insight and understanding, business design and planning, designing user experiences across multiple platforms and wide marketing experience. Fjord has a footprint that spans London, Berlin, Helsinki, Madrid, Stockholm and New York and is driven by one guiding principle: elegant simplicity.  

About Fjord 

Fjord is a leading service design consultancy, currently ranked by Deloitte and the Sunday Times as the fastest growing in EMEA. Fjord works with visionary clients to design world-class digital services and is driven by one guiding principle: elegant simplicity. 

Fjord has worked on flagship projects providing strategic direction and design for major brands including: Nokia, Ericsson, Telefonica, BBC, Thomson Reuters, BBVA Compass, foursquare, MySpace and Yahoo! 

Fjord was founded in 2001 and is led by Olof Schybergson, CEO. Fjord has offices in Berlin, Helsinki, London, Madrid and New York. 

http://www.fjordnet.com 

Twitter: @Fjord 

CONTACT:  Dan Gamble, +1-415-971-7938, [email protected], for Fjord

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